hawa'i

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà.wáː.ʔíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hà.wáː.ʔíː]

Noun

hàwā'ī m or f (possessed form hàwā'in)

1. irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds